Which to use
“aufhören” and “aufhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,483
- “aufhören” frequency rank
- #10,228
- “aufhört” frequency rank
- 12711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufhören | aufhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Handlung oder Handlungsweise nicht weitermachen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufhören |
Where the eye mixes aufhören and aufhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aufhören runs 8 letters (VVCCVCVC) against aufhört's 7 (VVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aufhören vs aufhört
A purely visual mix-up. aufhören ([ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːʁən]) and aufhört ([ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufhören is recorded at frequency rank #2,483, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːʁən]. aufhört is at rank #10,228, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːɐ̯t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12711, this pair ranks #1,962,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufhören vs aufhört
Shared letters: afhruö. Private to "aufhören": en. Private to "aufhört": t.
"aufhören" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "aufhört" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "aufhören" vs "aufhört" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufhören" and "aufhört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufhören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufhört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufhören" and "aufhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufhört vs aufhörte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,962,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.